The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-09-15
THE DEAF MUTE D.. rvMENT.
The Prospects For Its ( ,cessful
Continuance.
T TMENT.

Many inquiries having been made by
interested friends in regard to the pres
ent condition of the deaf mute depart
ment of the University, the following
ing account is given: The want OF
an appropriation prevents the estab-
lIshment of free institution, such as
is needed in Utah, and there are no
funds on hand for the support of the
pupils, except such as may be donated
by the several county courts. Sslt
Lake, Utah, Summit, Wasatch, San
Pete and Cache Counties were on the
list of generous counties which paid &
pro rata amount for the education of
pupils at the institute last year, and the
same liberal course may be expected
from them for a few months until the
next meeting of the Legislative As
sembly, which will, without doubt,
make liberal provision for the institute.
! There were other counties appealed to
| for aid in the education of deaf
mutes, but owing to lack of funds or
pecuniary embarrassment, they were
unable or unwilling to contribute to-
wards such an object. As, with the ex-
ception of Salt Lake County, which |
with a large liberality supported |
five pupils at the Institute, each |
county would provide only for the
education of one pupil each, the num-
Der of uneducated deaf mutes thus de |
prived of admission to school from |
various parts of the Territory vas very
large indeed. The largest number in
attendance last year was twenty,
which was the high water mark for the
department since its establishment
three years ago. Had there been more
ample means at command the Insti-
tute would have been thrown open free
to all uneducated deaf mutes in the Ter
ritory, anu instead of an attendance of
twenty, there would have been fifty or
more. Who can contemplate without
pity so large a number of unfortunate
young people anxious to be educated,
but suffering the continued disappoint-
ment of Tantalus, the waters of life so
near, yet eyer-receding from their
parched souls.
It's the purpose of the management
of the Institute to present as large a
number OF pupils as possible to the con-
sideration of the next Legislature, so
that their wants may be known and
recognized as far as possible. All that
is needed is free public institute for
deaf mutes. - we 5i-oa
-HiIh order to admit as many pupils as
possible, and to make a good showing
to2l~the Legislature, number of
friends have kindly undertaken to
provide sum sufficient for
the support Of half score or more pu-
pills at the institute. Their scheme"
as it is called, was found very success
full in Boston, and the moduS operandi,
easy and simple. is as follows:
'.Ap subscribes SIS and asks six IBIS"
to subscribe 25 cents each to the fund.
Each "B" asks four "C's" to subscribe
the same mite each. Each &C" asks
four IDS" to subscribe the same
amount Us cents) each. Each I'd" asks
the same thing tom four "E's" each.
Each e." in turn, asks four IFS" to
contribute Is cents each; and each "F"
asks six others to subscribe 25 cents
each. Here the scheme ends. and the
sum sought to be subscribed will
amount to $2.62050.
Miss May Godbe. of the General Aid
Society, has kindly consented to be
treasurer of the Institute Fund, and
as the scheme makes every subscriber
collector, an easy time is anticipated in
raising the sum needed.
The leasing OF the Hooper mansion
will give Professor White and his pupils
much more room and better accomoda-
tons and conveniences than they have
heretofore enjoyed.